S3690A

An act to amend the Lien Law — 2026-03-30 · Calendar #568

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The Senate passed legislation amending the Lien Law on a 42-14 roll call vote. Sponsored by Sen. Sanders, Senate Print 3690A (Calendar 568) revises the timeframe for demand for payment under the Lien Law back to 30 days, a change made after the sponsor heard concerns from colleagues and industry stakeholders. Sen. Murray, who sought clarification on the amendment during floor debate, praised Sanders for listening to concerns and making changes that improved the bill. Fourteen senators voted against the measure, including Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Griffo, Lanza, Martins, Ortt, Rhoads, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber and Weik. The bill takes effect 180 days after becoming law.

Passed Senate Ayes: 42 · Nays: 14

Debate Summary

Sen. Murray sought clarification on a key change between the original bill and the A print, specifically regarding the timeframe for demand for payment under the Lien Law. Sen. Sanders confirmed that the timeframe had been revised back to 30 days after hearing concerns from colleagues and industry stakeholders. Sen. Murray praised the sponsor for listening to concerns and making amendments that improved the bill.

Transcript Mentions

These votes were extracted from the floor transcript by AI. NYS Senate roll calls are read in full, but AI extraction may not capture every senator — so this list is incomplete and skews toward named dissenting votes. Use the Official API Data table above for the complete roll call.

Senator	Vote	Party
Ashby	nay	Republican
Borrello	nay	Republican
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	nay	Republican
Chan	nay	Republican
Griffo	nay	Republican
Lanza	nay	Republican
Martins	nay	Republican
Ortt	nay	Republican
Rhoads	nay	Republican
Stec	nay	Republican
Tedisco	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican
Weber	nay	Republican
Weik	nay	Republican

An act to amend the Lien Law — 2025-06-10 · Calendar #540

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The Senate passed S3690A, sponsored by Sen. Sanders, an act to amend the Lien Law, on a roll call vote of 37-20. The bill will take effect 180 days after becoming law. Twenty senators voted in opposition, including Sens. Ashby, Borrello, Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, Chan, Griffo, Helming, Lanza, Martins, Mattera, Oberacker, O'Mara, Ortt, Palumbo, Rhoads, C. Ryan, Stec, Tedisco, Walczyk, Weber, and Weik. No debate was recorded on the measure.

Passed Senate Ayes: 37 · Nays: 20

Debate Summary

No debate was recorded in this transcript segment. The bill proceeded directly to a roll call vote.

Transcript Mentions

Senator	Vote	Party
Ashby	nay	Republican
Borrello	nay	Republican
C. Ryan	nay
Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick	nay	Republican
Chan	nay	Republican
Griffo	nay	Republican
Helming	nay	Republican
Lanza	nay	Republican
Martins	nay	Republican
Mattera	nay	Republican
O'Mara	nay	Republican
Oberacker	nay	Republican
Ortt	nay	Republican
Palumbo	nay	Republican
Rhoads	nay	Republican
Stec	nay	Republican
Tedisco	nay	Republican
Walczyk	nay	Republican
Weber	nay	Republican
Weik	nay	Republican